MetroLotion vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic metronidazole

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic metronidazole.Find pharmacies near you
Ask one or two other pharmacies too. Cash prices for the same generic can differ a lot from store to store.

A regular generic has the same active ingredient as MetroLotion, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Brand nameMetroLotion

Authorized genericmetronidazole

Regular genericmetronidazole

What you’d pay

Not soldNo longer sold

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyOften less than MetroLotion

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest

Same as MetroLotion?

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Same medicine

Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNot sold

MetroLotion itself isn’t sold as a prescription anymore. Its generic versions, if any, are in the other tabs.

See the authorized generic →

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

The same medicine as MetroLotion, without the brand name. Give the pharmacy its NDC to get it.

metronidazole

Sold by

Mayne Pharma

NDC to ask for

0.75%lotion
- 68308-712-5911-digit: 68308-0712-5959.7 g per bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my MetroLotion, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Mayne Pharma (NDC 68308-712-59), and for a regular generic?”

Paying cash? Ask for each one’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges for each.

Brand and authorized generic labels

Official labels and ingredient lists from DailyMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine).

MetroLotion itself isn’t sold anymore, so there’s no current brand label to compare. Here’s the authorized generic’s label.

See the ingredients

Active: metronidazole 0.75%

Inactive:

Benzyl alcohol
Carbomer homopolymer type A
Cyclomethicone
Glycerin
Glyceryl monostearate
Lactic acid
Light mineral oil
PEG-100 stearate
Polyethylene glycol 400
Potassium sorbate
Sodium hydroxide
Steareth-21
Stearyl alcohol
Water

Regular genericWho makes it

One company sells a generic of MetroLotion that the FDA rates a substitute. A pharmacy fills whichever one it stocks. To get a certain maker, ask for it by name; most pharmacies can order it in a day or two.

Fougera Pharmaceuticals0.75%

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.75%

Package NDC
Bottle of 59 mL 0168-0383-60

Inactive ingredients: benzyl alcohol, carbomer homopolymer type a (allyl pentaerythritol crosslinked), glycerin, glyceryl monostearate, light mineral oil, peg-100 monostearate, polyethylene glycol 400, potassium sorbate, water, steareth-21, stearyl alcohol, sodium hydroxide, lactic acid form, cyclomethicone
FDA label

Package	NDC
Bottle of 59 mL	0168-0383-60

Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site.

What it’s used for

Rosacea

What the FDA label says

Metronidazole Topical Lotion is indicated for topical application in the treatment of inflammatory papules and pustules of rosacea.

Source: the FDA label for metronidazole (Mayne Pharma Inc.), September 30, 2024. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from MetroLotion (color, shape, or markings). That’s normal for an authorized generic.
If your prescription says “dispense as written,” the pharmacy needs your prescriber’s OK to give you the authorized generic.
Cash prices can differ a lot from one pharmacy to the next, so it can pay to ask two. With insurance, what you pay depends on your plan.
If your pharmacy doesn’t stock it, they can often order it within a day or two.
Don’t stop or change a medicine without talking to your pharmacist or prescriber.

Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/metrolotion/